Transforming Labor: A Comprehensive Review of the States

• Jessica Barnett
• February 14, 2018

Is Pennsylvania a worker-friendly state? To answer this question, CF published a report, Transforming Labor, which examines and grades all 50 states according to the impact of their public sector…

Commentary

Government Accountability

State Budget Should Consider Pa. Freedom Index

• December 16, 2015

State Budget Should Consider Pa. Freedom Index Commonwealth Ranks Mediocre 21st in Economic Freedom  December 16, 2015, HARRISBURG, Pa.—Pennsylvania may be home to the cradle of liberty, but…

Press Release

Health Care

State-Run Health Exchanges: A Terrible Track Record

• James Paul
• May 14, 2015

Governor Wolf is taking a big risk. His administration is preparing a Pennsylvania-operated Obamacare exchange if exchange subsidies from the federal exchange, or healthcare.gov, are ruled illegal by the…

Media

Health Care

State Health Care Exchange: A Dangerous Contingency Plan

• Elizabeth Stelle
• May 8, 2015

A week ago Governor Wolf announced his plan to create a state-based health care exchange if the U.S. Supreme Court nixes taxpayer subsidies to insurance companies through the federal…

Media

Public Union Democracy

Employees Lose Under PA’s Public Pension Systems

• Gordon Tomb
• September 16, 2014

Most workers are shortchanged by Pennsylvania’s public employee pension programs, according to two recent studies. The Urban Institute gives Pennsylvania’s State Employees’ Retirement System (SERS) an “F”…

Media

Education

SAT Scores by State 2012

• June 24, 2013

EDITORS NOTE: Click here for the 2014 SAT Scores by state How did states compare on the SAT in 2012? The College Board’s 2012 annual report on college and…

Media

Taxes & Economy

The Economic Impact of Gov. Corbett’s Proposed Tax Reform

• Nathan Benefield
• May 22, 2013

This policy brief utilizes PA-STAMP to estimate the impact of Gov. Corbett’s proposed tax reform package.  Accordingly, by 2017-18, these reforms (compared with current policy) would result in: 1,259 additional…

Fact Sheet

State Budget

Corbett’s Medicaid Decision Could Save Jobs

• Nathan Benefield
• February 11, 2013

The Affordable Care Act—often dubbed Obamacare—included 20 new taxes or tax increases. As these taxes are beginning to go into effect, businesses are starting to feel the impact, and…

Media

Public Union Democracy

Protecting Seniors and Taxpayers from the Lottery Cliff

• Elizabeth Stelle
• January 3, 2013

From the greatest generation to the latest generation, our senior citizens have sacrificed to make Pennsylvania safe and prosperous. Our seniors deserve world-class care and assurance that their growing needs…

Memo